Once I had taken my students to Radha
Kunj @ Date with the Divine trip in our Bangalore ashram. We happily meditated
with the chants vibrating from the Gurukul.
Someone asked me, “What is that I will miss in this life or What I wish to be
in the next life in case I am born again ?” I immediately replied "A Veda
Boy".
This is how it all started, I went to meet Guruji on 18th June, 2011, just a
month ago after my TTC to share my experience with Him of conducting my first
Yes plus program.
Somewhere I heard that there is an
Upanayanam program happening in ashram and I just signed for it.
This was mind blowing, my teacher Swami Poornachaityanaji guided us that we
have been initiated with Gyatri mantra and now will be eligible to study Vedas.
Upanayanam is like an entrance and eligibility to study Vedas. Also we felt
that it’s a new birth(dweej) and this
time I was born from the Guru or knowledge.
The rituals were simply great. We
had to seek alms and collect samidha for our sadhana. It has been my experience
that every time I do it ,it purifies the self.
This was a very deep moment where we had a momento with Guruji Himself. Guruji shared that when He learned Gyatri mantra, He practiced it nonstop for almost 3 years.
Inspired by Him, I started practicing Sandhaya. Eventually Years passed…
I
was fortunate enough to attend Rudram chanting(I and II) originated from
Krishna Yajurveda. Learning it has been a sweet experience for me. It is said
that it takes minimum 8 years of full time study in a Gurukul to learn this,
and Guruji has opened the gate of experiencing the power of mantras
effortlessly. It’s a dream come true in this life itself. We went to Gurukul this time and was amazed to be, learn and study with the Veda boys. It has been an unfathomable bliss for me.
The kids studying there I believe are the most intelligent, smart, confident and hardworking human species on planet earth and they Live in the Present Moment all the time.
On the top of it, our teacher Pandit Damleji told me that the Gurukul gates are always open for me.
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| The Rudram Participants with Pandit Damleji |
Every now and then, the Veda mantras
reveal some thing and I believe that it is just the beginning of this journey.I
have absolutely no idea what Guruji has plans for me. Like Atika didi said" My life itself is a Guru story". I will be sharing more in my next blog.
